Three more league points are up for grabs when Videoton travel to Szombathely on Saturday
Haladas have picked up 25 points from their 19 league games to date. They have won 6, drawn 7 and lost the remaining 6 so far this season. Their most recent match was away at Disogyőr, where the Szombathely side picked up a point in the 1-1 draw. They also managed to come from behind to score twice in their win over Siofok the week before. Tamas Artner's side most recently met Videoton on the 31st October, when the two came face-to-face in the Hungarian cup. The scores were 0-0 at full time, but it was Vidi who made it through thanks to a Nikolics double in extra time. The autumn home match saw Vidi emerge 2-1 winners, with Adam Gyurcso striking twice.
There were not many changes during the winter break for Haladas, with just one player returning back from loan, in the shape of Andras Simon, who played for Győri ETO over the first half of the season. There were three players who departed the Rohonci street club, with Gabor Korolovszky heading for Nyiregyhaza, Zoltan Nagy to ZTE and Daniel Nagy, who returned back to Videoton, and now plays for the Puskas Academy at Felcsut. Krisztian Kenesei has scored the most goals for Haladas, having found the back of the opponents net 6 times in 13 appearances. Bence Iszlai is behind him with 5 goals from 17 games.
Vidi have met Haladas 67 times, winning 34, with 13 drawn and 20 defeats. The overall goal difference is also in Vidi's favour with 114 goals scored to 79 conceded. The first match between the pair was back in 1968 in Szombathely, with the home side winning that game 2-1. Vidi's goal on the day came from Laszlo Karsai. Vidi's form against Saturday's opponents improved over time, including two matches that saw Videoton hit six!
Author: David Rechnitzer